June 26, 1992 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, author Laurie Allmann reads her essay on Mississippi wildlife.
July 3, 1992 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Barton Sutter reads his essay, Boundary Waters Canoe Park. Sutter recalls the travails to get into Boundary Waters being far more treacherous than the wild.
July 3, 1992 - A Worldview conversation with author Barbara K. Walker about her book, Laughing Together: Giggles and Grins from Around the Globe. Walker shares how children from all over the world present a joke. Segment includes a few jokes along the way.
July 10, 1992 - Local playwright and author Beth Gilleland reads a story from her childhood about wardrobes and fashion.
August 7, 1992 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, an essay on Aspen Parkland by Minnesota naturalist writer Laurie Allmann. The essay was later collected in Far from Tame: Reflections from the Heart of a Continent, published by University of Minnesota Press in 1996.
August 14, 1992 - MPR’s Kate Smith reads A View from the Air: Charles Lindbergh's Earth and Sky by daughter Reeve Lindbergh.
August 15, 1992 - Local commentator and writer Lawrence Sutin shares the travails of being on the “vacation” road with children.
August 28, 1992 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Laurie Allmann reads an essay on the North Shore islands.
September 3, 1992 - On this Midday segment, Kevin Kling performs his monologue Lightning. It’s a shocking tale.
September 4, 1992 - Garrison Keillor hosts a special broadcast at the MPR State Fair booth. Keillor presents quite a collection of anonymous Minnesota poets.